Joshua shrugged. "Hey, it's your call. Stay if you want, but if you don't, then don't."

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Seraphyna considered telling them. Maybe they could get closer to Ivie without writhing on the ground in pain.

"I think there's a..well, connection with her and the um, Tilpins....." she said tentatively. "Manfred doesn't want her to find out but, um...um...I think he burned her so she won't try to find out? I don't know. I can't get close to her to find out...."

"We have two problems on our hands," Titania began. "Asa Pike helping Charlie Bone find Lyell." she seethed with anger at that name. "and my daughter, finding her identity.... why did you suggest we keep it from her, again?"